Rafael Gabriel Almanza Alonso

Famed poet and Marxist intellectual Alonso has suffered political persecution for his openly anti-Castro views. Since he was first expelled from university in 1980, he has endured extreme censorship and surveillance, constant death threats, and police interrogations. In recent years, his Facebook posts criticizing socialism and supporting the San Isidro Movement have been censored, and he has continued to speak out through interviews and online writings.